I totally get that perspective. Personally I don't love carrying my bike in the back of a truck and prefer a rack (plus the shorter wheelbase), but it's lame that they don't give buyers a bed-size option.
For now I've ordered a Velocirax 4" extender to run my Thule on -...
If I can drop the tailgate with the rack in the down position that's good enough for me. If you could check if that's possible with a bike in the closest position that would be rad, thanks!
The tailgate on my Ranger Raptor doesn't fully clear the Thule XTR Pro 2 in any of the positions. What rack do you have and which positions does it clear in (flat, lowered)?
Agree, although I was considering it just because the bed seems to be a major issue, and at least if you bought it through Ford you should be in a better position warranty wise. The fact that they're now essentially saying "no go" even with the j-braces seems eye opening in terms of what they...
I was waiting for the toppers to come back into stock from Ford now that j-braces are available again, however this message now appears:
Not available with Raptor model
For vehicles built before 9/12/24, the vehicle must have installed the Load Box Reinforcement Kit VN1WZ2627726A
Seems weird...
For anyone that has installed a shell - has the weight necessitated doing anything with the rear spring rate? I'd likely be going with the Ford branded Leer Cabhigh.